Family Devastated After Their Lost, Microchipped Puppy Was Adopted By Someone Else
A family in Houston, TX is devastated after their lost puppy was found and turned into a rescue – only to be adopted out to someone else. According to Click2Houston, the little maltese poodle named Byron had escaped their owner’s yard on New Year’s Eve in 2019, two years after they got him. The family was devastated and did everything they could to find their missing dog, including marking him as missing on their microchip app and posting on Nextdoor, Ring, and other local platforms. Photo: Facebook/Help Us Bring Byron Home...
Adorable Dog Uses Her ‘Puppy Dog Eyes’ To Get Pats
The phrase, “puppy dog eyes,” is a thing for a reason. It’s just so hard to resist their adorable faces when they’re begging! Dogs of all sizes and breeds know just how to use their big eyes and adorable pouts to work their way into our hearts (and often onto our dinner plates!). For some dogs, all they want is a little love and attention and they know how to use their puppy dog eyes to get it. One little Yorkie has mastered her begging face and knows just how to use it to her advantage. Photo: TikTok/oliveirapets In a...
Photographer Shares How They Got Five Great Danes To Pose For A Photo
Photographing pets can be tricky, especially if there are multiple animals in the group. For example, getting a picture of my dog and rabbit together feels nothing short of impossible. Sometimes our pets just don’t want to hold still like we want them to! One photographer knows just how tricky it can be to get a good picture of pets since she had to photograph five Great Danes all together. Photo: Wikimedia Commons In a video shared with Rumble Viral, the photographer revealed how she was able to capture such a photo and it was quite...
Grieving Papa Swan Parents His Babies Alone In Heartbreaking Viral Photo
Like most babies, young swans — or cygnets — depend on their mothers for their survival. Mother swans keep their little ones cozy and safe, teach them to find food and swim, and carry them on her back to stay warm until their feathers grow in. So, when a resident swan sadly passed away in Boston, her untimely death threw the fate of her 6 ducklings in question. Indeed, without their mother to protect them, one cygnet quickly drowned. Another reportedly had to be rescued by animal control. Photo: Twitter/Charles River Esplanade...
Cared For and Helped Rescue Sweet Stray Cat, Reunited 5 Months Later
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! One day last summer, a beautiful sweet tortie appeared at my work property. I had been feeding stray cats ever since I started working at this property. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY/SA KA The sweet girl was very friendly and would follow me around whenever I would go outside. It broke my heart. (She later had four beautiful kittens which were rescued.) I thought she was pregnant again and someone...
Destructive Chewing: Why It Happens And What You Can Do To Help Your Pup
Chewing is a completely normal part of most dogs’ routines. Young puppies will turn to chewing to soothe the pain from teeth growing in, while older dogs have the natural instinct to chew to keep their jaws and teeth strong. Some dogs may also chew items they shouldn’t out of boredom, an investigative urge to check out their environment, or even as a response to anxiety they’re feeling. When it comes to destructive chewing, it’s essential to first find the cause of your dog’s behavior and then redirect them...
Woodchuck Hitches Ride To Shore On Golden Retriever’s Back
A 2-year-old golden retriever named Wally was enjoying a swim in his favorite lake when a woodchuck popped out of the water and climbed on his back. Wally is your typical golden retriever who loves everyone he meets, including other animals. His favorite activity is swimming in Hickory Hills Lake near his home in Lunenburg, MA. Screenshot: YouTube/WCVB Channel 5 Boston A few weeks ago, while canoeing with his mom, Lauren Russell, something unbelievable happened. Wally was swimming around in the water near one of the islands in the middle of...
This Human Animal Support Services toolkit will help you get more lost pets home
Our No Place Like Home Challenge may be over, but our initiative to reunite pets with their families will forever continue. And with lost pets making up the majority of intake at most animal shelters, we highly encourage reviewing the Lost Pet Reunification Toolkit from Human Animal Support Services. This toolkit is just one of the TWELVE professional resources for implementing the Human Animal Support Services model of animal sheltering. The toolkits and resources have been created in collaboration with the HASS Project...
The Kitten with the Wrong Name
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! One fall day while my husband was working in the backyard, he saw a little brown and grey animal dart from its hiding place when he got too close with the edger and run underneath our flower bush. It turned out to be a tiny brown, black and grey tabby. We already had two rescue cats who were brothers who were quite a bit bigger than this tiny kitten and we were afraid they would kill her,...
Take the Plastic Bag Pledge And Take A Stand For Our Planet
You may not see them on your list, but paper and plastic bags are the deadliest items you can find at a grocery store. These pollutants are widely available, often for free, and have become a part of many people’s daily lives outside the market. But while paper and plastic bags are sometimes reused for lunch-bags or picking up after pets, their production and ultimate destination result in horrific environmental consequences....
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Pat Sajak Ends Episode With Heartfelt Tribute To Beloved Dog Stella
“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak received an outpouring of support after announcing on-air that his beloved dog of 12 years had passed away. As the credits started to roll on Monday’s episode, Sajak reminisced with Vanna White about all the things they have in common. Photo: Facebook/Wheel of Fortune “We both have two kids, we both have the same unusual blood type, but the weirdest of all, we independently, without anyone knowing it, we both named our pets the same name.” White has a cat named Stella and Sajak...
Herd of Elephants Caught Sleeping in Sweet Video Out of China
A herd of elephants that has been on a journey across China for more than a year was recently captured napping on video. The sweet footage was filmed by drones that have been tracking the animals over the past few months. Local government sent the drones along with a crew of about 500 people to keep the animals safe during their trek, which has lasted for 15 months and taken them 300 miles from home. The group of helpers has also closed roads and tried to lead the elephants to the southwest. PHOTO: YOUTUBE/SCMP CLIPS The herd of 15 has been...
Cat Sleeping Positions And What They Mean
Just like dogs, cats sleep in some crazy positions. But did you know a cat’s preferred sleeping position can provide insight into how they are feeling? Even though cats can literally sleep anywhere, it is not about where they sleep but the way they position their bodies. On average cats will sleep 15-20 hours in a day, which means we can learn a lot by watching them sleep. Discover more about the seven common cat sleeping positions below. Belly Up Photo: Pixabay Cats who choose to sleep on their backs with their bellies up are confident...
Dog Comforts Golden Retriever Having A Seizure
It is incredible how dogs just have an instinct for when someone they care about needs comfort. One family managed to capture video footage of their dog Roxy, a Catahoula Leopard Dog, attentively caring for the family’s other dog, Laker, while he experienced a seizer. The family was surprised by Roxy’s actions as she had never been trained to provide comfort, so they decided to post the video online for others to see. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog The family explained to ViralHog that their golden retriever, who is named Laker, has been...
Soft Play Center In The UK Is Now Allowing Dogs
After months of lockdown restrictions, things are finally beginning to open back up again. At Pipsqueaks Play Cafe in Wigan, there is even more good news: Dogs will be allowed to inside as well! The staff at the center’s cafe have built an entirely dog-friendly space where dogs can play. However, the dogs won’t be allowed to mix within the kids’ play area. The idea for this separate doggie play area first came up last year, and they shared a photo of the dog enjoying it on Facebook. Photo: Facebook/Pipsqueaks Play Cafe As...
How Drones Scare Wildlife Away And Damage Critical Habitats
You’ve seen these breathtaking images before; following herds of migrating ungulates as they cross the Midwestern pains, sneaking up on bear families as they hunt for food and raise their young, or headlong into a massive murmuration of birds flying south for the winter. In some cases, drone photography has brought us closer to wildlife than many could ever imagine. The reality is, many of these animals don’t share the same experience, and could be running for their lives. Not all animals are comfortable around drones. As...
Stray Cat Makes Daily Visits To A Strangers House By Learning The Door Code
Ask anyone who has a cat in their life and they will let you know that they can do some amazing things. Perhaps you have seen it for yourself, but it’s unlikely you have seen anything quite like this. The video is from South Korea and it shows a stray cat going into a person’s home by entering the door code and unlocking it. According to the homeowner, the cat does it every day and sometimes, up to 20 times a day! Photo: YouTube/BS TV동물농장x애니멀봐 Photo: YouTube/SBS...
Dog To Be Honored At Funeral After Protecting Penguins For 10 Years
We are all aware that dogs can do some amazing things. Some dogs, however, are very specific in the things that they do. That is the case with the Maremma sheepdogs that live on an Australian island and protect penguins. One of the dogs that was constantly on patrol on Middle Island was Eudy. ABC reports that Eudy was on duty on that island off the coast of Victoria for 10 years before passing away from bone cancer in her front legs. Photo: Twitter/Middle Island Penguin Project The Middle Island Penguin Project shared the news of her passing...
Don’t miss these sessions at the Best Friends National Conference this month!
Conference season is in full swing, and we’re excited for the Best Friends National Conference coming up later this month on June 23 and 24. With nearly 100 sessions on topics ranging from expert fundraising to coalition-building to innovation and technology, this year’s conference has something for everyone. Maddie’s Fund® is a proud sponsor of the event, including the sessions listed below. Mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss them! (View the schedule page to see full session descriptions.) Bobby Mann:...
Shelter Pets Get A Second Chance After Boarding Flights To Freedom
Every year, thousands of perfectly adoptable shelter pets die in Louisiana, where chronically overcrowded, underfunded shelters are often forced to resort to euthanasia. This tragic dilemma puts heartworm-positive dogs at particularly high risk, especially in shelters without the resources to treat this deadly (but curable) disease. Heartworm-positive shelter dogs like Sammy face a slim chance of survival in Louisiana. Photo: LaFourche Parish Animal Shelter This tragic fate awaited Sammy, a Louisiana dog surrendered to the shelter when his...
